The European Conservative Group was a conservative political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1979. At its height in July 1979, it had 63 MEPs.
| European Conservatives | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | European Conservatives |
| English abbr. | C[1] |
| Formal name | European Conservative Group[1][2] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| From | 16 January 1973[4] |
| To | 17 July 1979[4] |
| Succeeded by | European Democratic Group |
| Chaired by | Kent S. Kirk,[5][6] Geoffrey Rippon[6] |
| MEP(s) | 63 (7 July 1979) |
History
editOn 1 January 1973 the Community enlarged for the first time to include Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The British Conservative Party and Danish Conservative People's Party formed their own group called the European Conservative Group on 16 January 1973.[1][4]
In the ensuing years, the group collected additional centre-right members, and on 17 July 1979[4] it changed its name to the "European Democratic Group".[2][7]
In March 2009 it was reported that the European Conservatives could be re-created as a group in the European Parliament, led by the British Conservative Party if they withdraw from the European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP-ED) group and succeed in meeting the minimum requirements for a political group in the Parliament.[8][9]
On 22 June 2009, the British Conservative Party with their colleagues launched the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group.[10]
Members
edit| Country | Name | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
Conservative Party | Conservatives | One-nation conservatism Liberal conservatism | |
 Denmark
|
Conservative People's Party | DKF | Liberal conservatism Social conservatism | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Political Groups of the European Parliament Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "European Parliament profile of James Scott-Hopkins". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Calossi, Enrico; Cicchi, Lorenzo. European Parliament Political Groups and European Political Parties: Development and relationship between two faces of the EU political system (PDF). European University Institute. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d "ED on Europe Politique". Europe-politique.eu. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "European Parliament profile of Kent S. Kirk". Europarl.europa.eu. 26 August 1948. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b European Parliament press release 1984 Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament". 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "EUobserver / UK Tories confirm they are to leave the EPP". Euobserver.com. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ EurActiv.com - Will UK Tories return EU Socialists to power? | EU - European Information on EU Elections 09 Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Conservative MEPs form new group". BBC News. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2016.